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shroud (B2)

noun, verb

Pronunciation: /ʃraʊd/

A length of cloth or an enveloping covering in which a dead person is wrapped for burial.

The funeral home prepared the body, carefully placing it in the shroud.
She requested to be buried in a simple linen shroud.
Ancient Egyptians were often buried with elaborate shrouds adorned with hieroglyphs.

shroud of secrecy (idiom): A situation where something is kept secret or unknown. — "The company operated under a shroud of secrecy regarding its new product."
shroud in/with (prepositional phrase): To be covered or hidden by something. — "The ancient ruins were shrouded in jungle vines."